Background This is my first article for Chicago Dice , and if you haven’t guessed it from the heading, I, just like the beardling, Mike (sorry Mike, I will teach you the old ways), will be mustering a Throng of Dwarfs for the 6th Edition escalation campaign at Tyton Games. This is a special project… Read More The Grumblings of an Old Longbeard – Part I
“Gather round lads, fill your tankards with Bugman’s finest and listen to a tale of the Dwarfs of Old.” Background The Chicago Dice team has been gracious enough to ask me to participate in the Warhammer Fantasy 6th Edition escalation campaign they have joined and to write about my experience. I’ve been playing wargames off… Read More Mountain Holds of Old – Part I
Updates for Q1 are in Bold. SAGA Complete 6pt. Late Roman warband – Building in Progress Footsore Miniatures Mounted Hearthguard Footsore Miniatures Warriors on foot Play in an event Oathmark – New Get the rules, play the game – New Warhammer Fantasy 6th Edition – New Complete 1,000pt Tomb Kings army – New Frostgrave Complete… Read More Andrew’s 2020 Hobby Goals – Q1 Update
With the cancellation of Adepticon 2020, I decided it was time to get work done on my Bugeater 2020 army. The Bugeater GT is a two-day Bolt Action event, June 6th and 7th, in Omaha, Nebraska run by another Bolt Action player, Josh Dunn (top guy and great event organizer). Last year it had over… Read More Road to Bugeater 2020 – Anti-Partisan Patrol 1943
“You said you came to find lost treasure of ancient kings. There is no treasure for you here. All you will find is sand and death.” “Welcome and have a seat traveler! You must be weary from the long journey. As you take rest allow me to tell you a tale. A tale of riches… Read More Under the Baking Sun – Part I
Middlehammer has taken over the gaming group. As we head back to Warhammer Fantasy 6th Edition I picked up two boxes of Wargames Atlantic Classic Fantasy Skeleton Warriors to fill the ranks of my Tomb Kings infantry. The Good Scale – The proportions on the models are excellent. Unlike many skellies out there, these do… Read More Wargames Atlantic Skeleton Warriors
I created this scenario for Combat Patrol at Adepticon 2019. After great player feedback, I made a few tweaks and updated the mission for Adepticon 2020 and I want to share the scenario with the community. Although this was created for a combat patrol sized game (450pts, 8 Order Dice limit, played on a 4×4… Read More Contact – A Bolt Action Scenario
Time for a new decade of hobbying! In all likelihood this will mean a massive number of ideas for projects, many of which never come to fruition, but I’m hoping I can get cranking on a few that I’ve let lapse in the past that I still want to do, as well as some new… Read More Ben’s 2020 Hobby Goals
New year, same me. To make my hobby goals more real, I’m putting them down on virtual paper. I’ve also kept my 2019 hobby goals for reference. The idea is to update this master list at the end of each quarter with new status (Acquired, built, painted, completed). SAGA Complete 6pt. Late Roman warband –… Read More Andrew’s 2020 Hobby Goals
Been a while since I’ve made a Kickstarter post. The latest project I’ve backed is these fantastic looking minis from Aenor Miniatures. Aenor has been around for some time and sadly I missed out on the first KS a couple years back. I do not want to make that mistake again! Lovingly sculpted by hand… Read More Aenor Miniatures Ogres & Orcs
